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Creating Content That Engages Prospects

by Tony Vidler It takes a lot of thought and effort to create content that engages your target audience, and nothing is more frustrating than creating something which you think is marvellous (if not perfect!) only to find that it goes nowhere because nobody knows about it, and nobody shares it around. It doesn’t […]

Good Content marketing: It isn’t written the way you were taught to write…

by Tony Vidler Advisers getting into content marketing or just trying to create an audience for their brand are often confused about how best to communicate – or develope a style which balances personality with professionalism. Inevitably they ask “what is the correct way to write?” The grammar-nazi’s certainly have their views and […]

by Tony Vidler The constant puzzle for many looking to be more effective in engaging their clients is finding relevant content, or information to share. One of the constantly overlooked areas of HIGHLY relevant content is the actual questions that clients ask… There are several ways of sourcing client questions of course, from the […]

by Tony Vidler Even when advisers finally buy into the need to engage patiently with prospects the content creation required to feed an engagement marketing system worries them. Creating content seems to be so hard for so many, which is odd because professional advisers are masters of creating content. They do it every day […]

by Tony Vidler How we engage with prospective customers has changed fundamentally in the last few years, and smart operators know that delivering engagement and meaningful content is critical to establishing authority, credibility and relevance for your target market. In fact, ongoing engagement while consumers choose when they will engage is 90% of the […]

by Tony Vidler In order to be different, and stand out in a positive way in a crowded and noisy marketplace, it pays to do things a little differently to your key competitors. But just “A little differently” doesn’t mean you have to be radical. The first step in working out how and where […]

by Tony Vidler The problem with most prospecting and lead generation activities for most firms is that they are aimed at capturing one prospective client at a time. There is no leverage in these efforts. Writing introduces leverage, whereby the same effort results in multiplication of impact. It is simple maths – if […]

by Tony Vidler Content Creation appears to be the Number 1 barrier for professionals wanting to use digital marketing tactics. Inevitably I seem to hear “……Yeah, I think social media would be useful….but I have nothing to write about and nothing to say….” Creating content is an issue. Just as big an […]

by Tony Vidler One of the key things that all professionals struggle with is remaining relevant. Amongst the most common questions that arise when marketing or client servicing is discussed for professional service firms is: “what do I say or write?” You know what you know…and you know what you want to […]

by Tony Vidler With prospects taking longer than ever to convert into clients, “good” content has become king as that is what keeps them engaged as they move along their buying journey. Notice I said “good” content…..not just any old content. But what is “good”? Content which is good is the content which […]